Turkey is actively negotiating with the Libyan Government of National Accord on the construction of a military base near Tripoli, Al Arabiya TV channel reported.

According to the channel, it is planned to deploy Turkish special forces and units of the Turkish Navy at the base, create a runway and equip a communications point. Libyan Government of National Accord is discussing with Ankara the purchase of Turkish military aircraft and drones.

On Thursday, Al Arabiya TV channel, referring to unnamed sources, reported that Turkey had sent militants from Somalia and Kenya to Libya and concluded the first deal with the PNS on the supply of air defense systems.

There are two executive authorities in Libya: the internationally recognized Government of National Accord headed by Fayez Sarraj and the Second Al-Thani Cabinet, acting in the east of the country together with the parliament and supported by the Libyan National Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. The latter has already announced that his armed forces were embarking on a decisive battle for the capital. The LNA command has already said it would resist any foreign intervention in Libyan internal affairs, and also threatened to sink ships and bring down military aircraft from Turkey with military aid.